Articles by Jeryes S. Khalil

BEIRUT: A man was killed by a stray bullet during clashes between the Lebanese army and members of the Jaafar clan in Baalbek Thursday morning. The clashes broke out after soldiers carried out a raid in the neighborhood of al-Sharawneh to arrest wanted individuals from […]

President of the Republic Michel Aoun said that the huge burden of the displacement of more than one and a half million Syrians to Lebanon, in addition to the presence of around 500,000 Palestinians on its territory, necessitates responding to the needs of Lebanon as […]

Clashes continued on Saturday at the Palestinian refugee camp of Ain el-Hilweh in Sidon, after overnight armed clashes between the Joint Palestinian Security Forces and hardline Islamist group led by Bilal Badr, the National News Agency reported. NNA said that Fatah commander Munir Maqdah have […]

Preparations have started at the Presidential Palace in Baabda for a cabinet meeting devoted to tackle Lebanon’s electoral law for the upcoming parliamentary elections, amid reports that Speaker Nabih Berri might schedule a term extension session if a breakthrough is not reached, media reports said […]

The world as well as Lebanon ​are getting ready to celebrate Palm Sunday tomorrow. This report will shed light on the preparations of the Christians in Lebanon for the feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter.

Lebanese truck drivers are stuck since several weeks ago near the Saudi port of Dabba. The drivers were promised to be provided with ships to transport the trucks to Tripoli and Beirut ports. However, nothing happened.

The list headed by Jad Tabet won on Saturday in the polls held to elect a head of the Beirut Order of Engineers and five new council members. The polls were held amid tight security measures and under the supervision of Khaled Shehab, the head […]

NNA – Economy and Trade Minister, Raed Khoury, asserted, on Saturday, that his Ministry shall “carry out its utmost duties in monitoring prices, especially during the implementation phase of the salaries and ranks series.” “We have launched the Regional Center for Human Resources Training on […]

NNA – Social Affairs Minister, Pierre Bou Assi, indicated, on Saturday, that “PM Saad Hariri has not declared his acceptance of the relativity electoral law but merely expressed that he has no objection to it, meaning that it is not his first choice.” “We are […]